Duck Foot Brewing Company

Microbrewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Duck Foot Brewing Company

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8920 Kenamar Drive, Ste 210, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States

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8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Crystal clear deep copper and bronze coloured body with a bright amber glow and a very thin, pretty ugly one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, a lot of sugars from pineapple, caster sugar and toffee, even with some breadiness around, but also some resinous hops. Medium-bodied; Nice balance between a relatively light (especially for the style and alcohol content) maltiness (this must have been the 'low gluten' thing) with a good dose of resinous and very piney hop notes that dry out the palate before some of the sugars come in at the end and try to rescue the profile, but the balance is struck fairly cleanly with some nice flavours and richness, while still being easy-drinking enough, considering the potency here. Aftertaste is rich, deep and showing some nice flavours, while providing real bitterness from the hops, without sugars being cloying and perhaps the most impressive part is how the alcohol is still hidden well - this shows at around 8 or at most 9 % alcohol, so the ABV is nicely shaded. Overall, a surprisingly nice beer with a great profile and well-struck balance with bitterness and sugars, but not overly so. The alcohol (a lot of course), is hidden well, so be careful, but this one was great to sample fresh, especially after being purchased up in Alaska and brought back the entire length of the country! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 05-October-2021 for US$5,75 sampled at my house here in Washington on 24-October-2021.
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2022 at 06:47

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark brown, thin head. Med body, roasty, nutty, but could benefit from more sugars. This starts strong but kind of dissipates in the finish.
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 03:16

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bright pale amber, not much head. Nice biscuity malt that is quickly overwhelmed by sugars and bubblegum… dammit so close. I mean there’s nothing beyond that.
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 01:51

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pale, just a slight haze. Medium head. Decent balance, some weedy, lemony hops.
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 01:50

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown, just a thin head. Chocolate and roast on the nose. On the palate the same but a bit thin, just kind of craps out…ok bear in mind I came here after Pure Project and AleSmith so the impy won’t stand up to the world level impies down the street.
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 01:50

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Gold-amber, slight haze. Not much head. Light plastic phenols, hints of bubblegum speak to ferm temp issues. Sticky sweet, not bringing much positive.
Tried on 23 Oct 2022 at 01:49

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Mostly clear, but slightly hazy light ruby and deeper, muddied pink coloured body with almost no head at all, and what is there fades very quickly and leaves nothing up top. Aroma of soured, tart cherries with an acidic quality that shows some vinegar and funkiness, but no real fruits here and nothing of any big quality, with a dry malt and lemony finish in the nose and no real malts at all - quite thinnish, it seems. Light-bodied; Very crisp and tart cherry notes dominate with that vinegary, acidic quality that makes it seem a bit cheap and non-fruity with more of an acid bite and lemony, but slightly dry note at the end, again, without any real seemingly malt backbone to give this any support, it just seems thin and unrefined - tart of course, but at a price. Aftertaste shows some dry fruitiness, but more of a tart, acid-heavy and slightly off-putting and contrived beer that shows the berliner weisse quality to some degree from the yeasts, but not much of a soured, fruity or tart/wild beer - this is a bit simplistic and not too exciting, which is too bad. Overall, a barely decent berliner with a lot of acidity from the fruits and a vinegary quality with some light malts, no real fruit notes and a kick that seemingly lasts for a while, without a nice look in the body, either - slightly disappointing. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 05-October-2021 for US$4,60 sampled at my house here in Washington on the opposite end of the country from the brewery and especially from the shop I bought this from, on 17-October-2022, just over a year later after purchase.
Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2022 at 07:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Draft at Mission Beach in San Diego. Bright orange gold color. Creamy beige wid minimal. Dank hop nose. Flavor follows nose. Big dank hop notes abound. Grapefruit, orange, mango and sticky pine. Boozy notes. Boom!
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2022 at 20:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy amber beer with a dark cream head. Spice and herbal aroma with citrus. Grapefruit and herbal flavor with orange. Medium boded. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and herbal notes linger with tropical fruit and light orange.
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2022 at 01:27

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
US Pint can into an old Corsendonk stemmed tulip glass (twice) on 9th January 2022, Laguna Hills California, at my daughters. Clear golden body, white head that faded away to a wisp and collar too quickly. Bready, yeasty and Belgiany, slightly sweet too. Liked it.
Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2022 at 01:46